by Jeff Maisey | Jun 19, 2017 | Concert Previews, Music, Music News
By Michael P. Curry It was the Summer of 1968. The very first Hampton Jazz Festival was presented (after the idea had been gestating for about a year) on Armstrong Field at (then) Hampton Institute. That first Festival included performances by Count Basie, Dizzy...
by Jeff Maisey | Jun 19, 2017 | Music News, News, News & Views
By Jeff Maisey Norfolk’s local underground music scene has a long history of young, upstart guys who take it upon themselves to seek-out a potential venue and book a mix of homegrown talent as well as lure the occasional nationally touring independent band on an...
by Jeff Maisey | Jun 19, 2017 | CD Reviews, Music, Music News
By Tom Robotham If you’ve lived in this area for any length of time, chances are you’ve seen Jim Newsom perform. Over the last three decades he has been a mainstay at local festivals, while also playing frequently at countless smaller events, in both jazz ensembles...
by Jeff Maisey | May 16, 2017 | CD Reviews, Music, Music News
By Tom Robotham If you listen to NPR, you’re familiar with BJ Leiderman’s work. For nearly 40 years, his theme music has introduced the public-radio network’s signature program, Morning Edition. Subsequently, the longtime Virginia Beach resident—who now lives in...
by Jeff Maisey | May 14, 2017 | Concert Previews, Music, Music News
Norfolk band makes national debut on Yep Roc Records on June 17 By Jim Morrison “It started as a half joke,” Neal Friedman says. Major and the Monbacks, the Norfolk-based band of high school buddies, were starting to think about recording their second...
by Jeff Maisey | May 10, 2017 | Concert Previews, Music, Music News
By Jeff Maisey Todd Rundgren continues to push the envelope with a sense of experimentation on his new album titled “White Knight,” featuring something unique for this wizard of the recording studio – collaborations. Rundgren (performing Tuesday, May 16 at Sandler...
